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weber wins suncoast Pba senior U.s. open TitleFor record Fourth consecutive Pba50 Tour win

weber wins eighth career Pba50 Tour title by defeating harry sullins 223-184 in title match

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LAS VEGAS — Profes-sional Bowlers Association Hall of Famer Pete Weber of St. Ann, Mo., success-fully defended his Suncoast PBA Senior U.S. Open pre-sented by 900 Global title Friday for a record fourth consecutive PBA50 Tour title.

Weber, who was the top qualifier for the stepladder finals, defeated Harry Sul-lins of Chesterfield Twp., Mich., 223-184, in the title match at the Suncoast Bowling Center to set the new mark. He had shared

the previous record of three consecutive titles with fel-low Hall of Famer Tom Baker who achieved the feat in 2006.

“It ranks way up there as far as my career accom-plishments,” said Weber, who has won a record five U.S. Open titles on the PBA Tour. “I think this is the best I’ve ever felt or thrown the ball for five consecutive weeks in my whole career.”

Leading Sullins by eight pins in the six frame, We-ber threw four consecu-

tive strikes to clinch the match and his eighth career PBA50 Tour title. It was his third PBA50 Tour ma-jor title having also won the

2013 United States Bowling Congress Senior Masters.

“I could see it was tough for Harry to get anything going and when he didn’t

strike in the ninth I knew I had the match,” Weber said. For Weber, who ranks fifth on the all-time PBA Tour titles list with 37 wins and has won a record-tying 10 PBA Tour majors, he ranked his win among his top accomplishments in a professional career that spans more than three de-cades.

“It’s way up there as far as anything I’ve done in my career,” said the 53-year-old Weber. “I just do what-ever I can do to win and that’s the way it has been my entire career. Like I’ve said many times, winning never gets old.”

Weber began the 2016 season with a fourth-place finish in the Pasco County Florida Open and then won the UnitedHealthcare Sun Bowl In The Villages, PBA50 Mooresville Ford Open and Johnny Petraglia BVL Open prior to winning the Senior U.S. Open.

In the semi-final match, Sullins, who was recently inducted into the USBC Hall of Fame, defeated Bri-an Kretzer of Dayton, Ohio, making his PBA50 Tour de-but, 193-164 to advance to the final match. Sullins was trying for his fourth PBA50 Tour win and second major

DUBLIN, CA — Profes-sional Bowlers Association Hall of Famer Ted Hoff-man Jr., who served the PBA in a number of capaci-ties for more than 50 years, died Monday following a lengthy illness. He was 76.

The son of a bowling proprietor, Hoffman was a star bowler in suburban Philadelphia in his teens. In 1964 he was selected as Pennsylvania “Bowler-of-the-Year” by the Philadel-phia Sportswriters Asso-ciation and was a winner of the famed Newsday Long Island Open Tournament. It was then that he decided to test the waters of the PBA National Tour where he qualified for the match play finals in his first national PBA tournament.

During a competition ca-reer that included more than 100 PBA Tour events (in-cluding four second place finishes and two regional titles), Hoffman managed a

Professional bowlers association Hall of Famer Ted Hoffman dies

group of players sponsored by Smallcomb Enterprises, and his organizational and leadership skills led to his election to the PBA Execu-tive Board and Investment Advisory Committee. He also served a brief tenure as PBA’s Assistant Tourna-ment Director.

In 1968, Hoffman orga-nized the PBA West Region and served as the West Re-gion’s Director until 2000. In 1984, he and the late Hall of Famer Earl Antho-ny purchased the bowling center in Dublin that bears Anthony’s name. Over the ensuing years, Earl An-thony’s Dublin Bowl has hosted numerous national and regional tournaments including the Earl Anthony Memorial PBA Regional tournament which Hoffman ran as a tribute to his late partner beginning in 2002.

The 1972, he won the PBA West Region’s first

Ted Hoffman

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DOWNEY — On Mon-day night, the Brunswick Invitational will conclude its 30th season at 8:00 with two teams that will be anx-iously awaiting the match. $16,000 will be up for grabs as DV8, who escaped with a narrow victory to-night, will face top seeded Professional Approach for the cash.

Going into tonight, there were still four teams remaining. The first to be eliminated was Don Ju-lio Tequila. They battled

Cook’s Bowling Supply, who had advanced through the matches last Monday night. The pattern that had been drawn for this match was the first round, our house shot, and the highest scoring of the four.

Cook’s Bowling Sup-ply got on the board first, winning game #1 859-838. Matt Schermerhorn led the way for Cook’s, throwing the front seven on his way to 268. Don Julio didn’t want to go down without a

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JONESBORO, Ark. — Tommy Jones of Simpsonville, S.C., a future Professional Bowlers Association hall of famer, used a tip from his roommate and an “old school” technique to win the Downums Waste Services PBA Jones-boro Open presented by Xtra Frame Sunday at Jonesboro Bowling Center.

Jones, 37, defeated top qualifier Kyle Troup of Taylors-ville, N.C., 237-228, to win his 17th PBA Tour title – tying PBA Hall of Famer Carmen Salvino for 20th place on the all-time PBA Tour titles list. Jones also won a $15,000 first prize.

After qualifying fourth for the four-man stepladder fi-nals, Jones eliminated Connor Pickford of Charlotte, N.C., in the opening match, 212-163, and Frankie Lavoie of Wichita, Kan., in the semifinal, 247-213, before winning a “carry contest” over Troup in the title match. While Troup pounded the pocket, he couldn’t put back-to-back strikes together until the final four frames.

Jones, using a less-reactive urethane bowling ball and a hard, straight-to-the-pocket delivery, doubled in the third and fourth frames, and then put together a late string of four strikes – including his first shot in the 10th – to hold off Troup.

The deciding factor was the use the urethane ball to manage the demanding lane condition, a suggestion he got from roommate DJ Archer of Friendswood, Texas.

“I wouldn’t have even tried the urethane ball if DJ hadn’t suggested it,” Jones said. “I was just looking for something that would work on these lanes. I just didn’t have good ball reaction doing anything else. I bowled 240 against Frankie and I got some pretty fortunate hits in that match. Then I figured urethane is what got me to the title match so I was going to ride it.”

The Downums Waste Services PBA Jonesboro Open was the third of 10 Xtra Frame PBA Tour events scheduled for 2016. The overall competition points winner for the exclusive Xtra Frame Tour will earn a $10,000 bonus. The next event in the series will be the Xtra Frame PBA Lub-bock Sports Open from South Plains Lanes in Lubbock, Texas, June 25-26, where a $20,000 first prize and a PBA Tour title will be at stake.

Tip from roommate helps Tommy Jones win Pba Jonesboro open

Urethane ball, direct-to-pocket delivery keys to tying PbA Hall of Famer Carmen Salvino with 17th title

DOWNUMS WASTE SERVICES PBA JONESBORO OPENpresented by Xtra FrameJonesboro Bowling Center, Jonesboro, Ark., Sunday

Final Standings:1, Tommy Jones, Simpsonville, S.C., $15,000.2, Kyle Troup, Taylorsville, N.C., $8,000.3, Frankie Lavoie, Wichita, Kan., $4,000.4, Connor Pickford, Charlotte, N.C., $2,500.

Stepladder Results: Match One – Jones def. Pickford, 212-163.Semifinal Match – Jones def. Lavoie, 247-213.Championship – Jones def. Troup, 237-228.

BOWLING NEWSJune 9, 2016


Weber, Scroggins, baker and Carter Receive 2015 Pba50 awards at suncoast senior U.s. open

LAS VEGAS — 2015 PBA50 award winners Pete Weber, Mike Scroggins, Tom Bak-er and Tom Carter received their awards during a special presentation seen on Xtra Frame Thursday at the Suncoast PBA Senior U.S. Open presented by 900 Global.

Thanks in part to his win in the 2015 Suncoast Senior U.S. Open, along with a runner-up finish in the USBC Senior Masters, Pete Weber dominated the PBA50 earnings, aver-age and competition points standings to earn the 2015 PBA50 Player of the Year crown, the first PBA Player of the Year honor of his illustrious career.

Weber’s Senior U.S. Open title win was the fourth PBA50 title of his career and his second major to go along with his USBC Senior Masters in 2013. With his Senior U.S. Open win he joined fellow Hall of Famer and 2014 Senior U.S. Open winner Norm Duke as the only players to win U.S. Open titles on both the PBA Tour and PBA50 Tour. During the 2015 season, Weber also finished second in the Treasure Island Resort & Casino Open and Johnny Petraglia BVL Open, and third in the PBA50 Miller High Life Classic. His seventh-place finish in the season-ending DeHayes Insurance Group Championship gave him enough competition points to secure PBA50 Player of the Year.

Second on the season points list was Mike Scroggins, which earned him PBA50 Rookie of the Year honors. Scroggins was the season’s only three-time winner, winning the DeHayes Insurance Group Championship, Johnny Petraglia BVL Open and United-Healthcare Sun Bowl In The Villages.

Another player who had a hallmark season was Hall of Famer and four-time PBA50 Player of the Year Tom Baker of King, N.C., who earned his first PBA60 Player of the Year award for players 60 and over. Baker had five top-10 finishes including a third-place finish in the UnitedHealthcare Sun Bowl in The Villages and a fourth in the Miller High Life Classic. PBA50 Tour veteran Tom Carter was the Dick Weber Sportsmanship award recipient which was voted on by his fellow PBA50 Tour players.

Tom Carter, Mike Scroggins, Tom Baker and Pete Weber

Memorial day bowling Advice From Our Vetsby Farhod Azarbaydjani

On one of the most somber days of the year, it was not easy to bowl with so many of our fallen Veterans on our minds. Given the fact there is not a single military base any-where which does not have a bowling alley within its infrastructure, many great bowlers were born from their military service. In particular, Hank Schrieffer, who gave me the best bowling advice I’ve ever been given by a 95 year-old Veteran, “Take it from me, I’m 92 years-old and have been around a long time, if you keep doing it that way, you’re never going to get it”. I spent an entire week watching Hank, and I even set about trying to bowl left handed cranker style, but being a right handed power stroker who believes the arm is something to be preserved, maybe I’ll never figure it out. Hank had a smile that lit up the bowling alley and it was a contagious smile that made everyone around feel good. Ironically, it was the day of his funeral that I happened to clinch the Mens’ 9-pin No Tap Championship in Upland. I arrived at Hank’s funeral as a Navy color guard and played taps.

My beloved Grandmother, the wife of a Navy Veteran, and member of the “Greatest Generation”, was not only a registered nurse and perhaps my first dedicated bowling coach. Both are inherently good to have on hand when you bowl. I continue to share her advice with others, and in a way I keep her memory alive while helping others reinvent their game. She told me, “Aim with your thumb”. Bowling is as simple as pointing your thumb where you want the ball to go.

Although my USBC book average is 157, the day before Memorial Day, I brought a camera with me to the bowling alley to record a video documenting my perfect game. Although I did not achieve perfection, I did achieve an all-time personal best 11 strikes in a row. It did not matter that they weren’t in the same game, the camera not only recorded the milestone, it also revealed that Hank Schrieffer was a man of integrity. When it comes to control and balance, clearly, I still haven’t figured it out.

The Enforcer’s Bowling Team is comprised of a pair of retired Veterans, retired Depu-ty Nick Tippings and Special Agent Joe, a.k.a. “Mr. T”. You could set your watch by the time they show up every morning to bowl. “Find the best advice that works for you, and forget the rest”. The reality is that the best bowling advice doesn’t mean a thing unless it makes you a better bowler.

Finally, USBC Gold Certified bowling coach, himself also a Veteran, William “Bill” White practically taught me everything I know about bowling, and had the patience to see me through some of the worst games I’ve ever bowled. I believe he gave me the best bowling advice anyone has ever given me when he made it abundantly clear above all else, removing the word “Can’t” from my vocabulary was imperative. Then years later one hot August afternoon he uttered aloud, “For once, I really wish you would just listen to me”. I did, and thank you Bill from the bottom of my heart, my USBC average is proof you’re the greatest coach I’ve ever had, and I love you for it.

Speaking of love, there is still far too little of it in the world. Bowling is a game that I continue to love more and more each time I play because no other form of recreation is as honest and rewarding; moreover, the adventure of continuously improving performance is a battle that must be fought time and time again while dividing and conquering along the way. While it is easy to forget those who sacrificed themselves for our freedom, I am grateful for the freedom to bowl and appreciate the privilege of having bowled with so many wonderful people, but I salute all of our Veterans and want you to know, I don’t take the freedom or the check written for it with your blood for granted, and I never will.

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fight and put up a huge 1000 scratch game in the 2nd to win by almost 100 pins, forcing a third and deciding game. In that 1000 game, Ray Minter was a 5 pin away from perfec-tion, shooting 299. Buddy Lucas added 259 and Bobby Campagnale helped with 247. The third game saw Cook’s Bowling Supply lead by quite a bit early, only to see Don Julio come charging back at the end. Don Julio continued the charge in the 10th frame, adding nine more strikes to close out, but Cook’s was up to the challenge. Matt Schermerhorn and Jonathan Huff both struck out to fight off the rally. Consensus had it that one more frame may have been enough to complete the rally, but Don Julio simply ran out of time and lost a heartbreaker, 973 to 948. Schermerhorn finished his set with 278 (748 series). Jonathan Huff added 244. Ray Minter stayed hot in the defeat, finishing with 259 (762 series). Buddy Lucas and Bobby Campagnale were both over 240 in the loss.

With the win, Cook’s Bowling Supply advanced to the semi-final match, which started right afterwards. As for Don Julio Tequila, they win $7000 for their 4th place finish.

The semi-final match drew the 4th round pattern, which replicated the USBC team event from El Paso last year. Cook’s Bowling Supply would now take on DV8.

Scores were significantly lower now, as the pattern plays very tough. DV8 actually set the pace, with four strikes in the first frame to jump out to an early lead. A three bagger by Ashkan Tahvildaran help DV8 open a little bit of a lead after seven frames. Neither team ever made a strong run to open that lead, or close the gap. Cook’s would need a strong 10th frame or opens from DV8 to steal game one, and neither came. DV8 took the opener, 719-680.

Game two was broken into two halves. DV8 controlling the first half and opening a big lead through five frames with a chance to lock out the match, needing only one more win. Tahvildaran threw the front four, and Jeff Carr had 3 out of 4 to open the early lead. In the back half of the game, Cook’s came storming back. Mikey Villarreal threw six of the last seven to finish at 202. Brain Main added a three bagger. Schermerhorn threw the final four. Not only did Cook’s come back, they did it convincingly enough to win by 44 and extend the match to a third game with momentum on their side.

Third game was a struggle for both teams and essentially came down to spares and count. Dave Kovach was the leader for DV8 in this one with a 198 and staying clean through the late frames. Ashkan Tahvildaran had a key late double to push DV8 in front. Matt Schermerhorn kept Cook’s alive by striking out in the 10th frame again. This one came down to the final bowlers of the night, with Mikey Villarreal needing one more mark than Sam Hitchcock in the 10th, if Cook’s was going to stay alive. Sam got a six count on his first ball, and with Mikey getting a spare, Sam had to convert. He did, mean-ing he only needed to keep it on the lane and stay behind the foul line on his fill ball. He did that too, winning the game for DV8, 697-688, and advancing them to the champion-ship match.

In defeat, Cook’s Bowling Supply finishes in 3rd place. They took home $8000 for their efforts. Waiting for DV8 is the Professional Approach, who won the first round of the season and never looked back as they locked up the top seed with a couple of weeks to go in the season. Billy Myers Jr., Art Jones, Ramiro Garcia and Sonny Dew have been waiting for the championship, and now have their opponents set.

Championship match is going to take place next Monday night. It’ll be a best of five match with all four of the patterns in play.

Come down to Del Rio Lanes & watch what is sure to be a very exciting end to the best scratch league in California year in & year out.


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1 Jo Jo Barcelona $3,250.00 Cash & Carry $1,900.00 Pre Pay $500.00 Squads $1,000.00 ABTA Shirt $200.002 derick masangcay 753 $1,625.00 3 Arnulfo deluna 690 $825.00 4 Lordan Ferguson 716 $475.00 5 Art Windsor (SS) 711 $475.00 6 Freddy Zamora 719 $320.00 7 dino Cantoria (SS) 678 $320.00 8 Tomas Chavez 665 $320.00 9 Linda Sarabia (SS) (60%) 619 $192.00 10 Ben Bagaoisan (Ss) 738 $245.00 11 Christopher Eguilos 672 $245.00 12 Anthony marquez 661 $245.00 13 Teddy villaroman (SS) 658 $245.00 14 Arvhin Garcia (60%) 651 $147.00 15 Jamescart Alarcio 649 $245.00 16 Oscar Ibardoloza (SS) 648 $245.00 17 Rowie Jucal (60%) 636 $147.00 18 Chamrong Chhauy (60%) 736 $120.00 19 danny Eguilos (SS) 730 $200.00 20 Tim (vien) Tran 710 $200.00 21 marvin Galsim Sr. 691 $200.00 22 Claire Avila 689 $120.00 23 Gibin kim 674 $200.00 24 Sean Nguon 669 $120.00 25 Chris Solomon (60%) 665 $120.00 26 virgil Hilvano 663 $200.00 27 Steve Brode 660 $200.00 28 Bella Ordona (SS) 653 $200.00 29 Bob Selner (LH) (SS) 649 $200.00 30 kelly manuel 640 $200.00 31 Stacy Galicia 640 $200.00 32 marife Catalasan 637 $200.00 33 Brijesh Patel 647 $187.50 34 marcus Battiest 646 $185.00 35 Chris marquez 645 $182.50 36 Jeje Gabriel 640 $178.75 37 Conrado Amado (SS) 640 $178.75 38 darren Pascual 638 $173.75 39 Patrick Flores (60%) 638 $104.25 40 Joevin Bolanos 634 $170.00 41 victor Paolucci (SS) 633 $167.50 42 Jonathan Barraca 632 $163.75 43 (Alpine) Tony Tran 632 $163.75 44 Will Samson (SS) 631 $160.00 45 Tres Catalasan 627 $157.50 46 Chris Abing 624 $155.00 47 Pablo Castro (SS) 621 $152.50 48 Rick masangcay 619 $148.75 49 Rey montalvan (SS) 619 $135.00 50 veronica Boone (SS) 618 $145.00 51 Ubuild Lenon 613 $141.25 52 Stan Por 613 $141.25 53 Cecilia Lung 610 $136.25 54 Ronald Alford 610 $136.25 55 Leo Silva 607 $132.50 56 Jaimee Pamintuan 602 $130.00 57 Parker Wise 601 $127.50 58 Liwei Liu 598 $125.00 59 Tae Sik Hwang 597 $122.50

60 Glenn matsumoto(SS) 596 $120.00 61 Arnold mangrobang 595 $117.50 62 George m. Parker 594 $115.00 63 James Borillo 593 $112.50 64 michael duran 592 $109.50 65 Gerald dia (60%) 592 $65.75 66 Henry Narciso 589 $109.00 67 kerry Lucka (SS) 584 $108.00 68 Teresita Abing (SS) (60%) 582 $64.25 69 Robert Johnson 579 $106.00 70 Beth Borci (Ss) 578 $105.50 71 Nafeesah Abdul-malik(60%) 578 $63.25 72 Robert Banaag 575 $104.00 73 Bert Pamintuan (SS) 574 $103.00 74 Greg kokanour 574 $103.00 75 Wendy Soo Hoo (SS) 573 $102.00 76 JohnPfeffer 571 $102.0077 Som Seng 570 $101.00 78 Addison Acedera 570 $101.00 79 marvyn Galsim 569 $100.00 80 Stephen Engilman (SS) 553 $100.00 81 Jessica Arsenault (60%) 545 $60.00

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Men: thu + 67 Fri + 78 Sat + 64 Sun + 64 Women: thu + 115 Fri + 108 Sat + 68 Sun + 47

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Bert PamintuanHigh Qualifer (Free Entry)men: Ben Bagaoisan + 177

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Lakewood – ABTA’s Memorial Weekend tour-nament at Cal Bowl hosted 398 bowlers. The tourna-ment started on Thursday. Cut scores were Men +67 and Women +115.

The second day, Fri-day, May 27th, cut scores were Men +78 and Woman +108. Saturday, May 28th, was a long day, cut scores were lower, Men +73 and Women +68. Sunday, the final day, scores were Men +64 and Women +47. The last chance, re-entry squad, Men +82 and Women +44.

The Semi-finalists to-taled 81 bowlers, including five Super Seniors. Three men were added, Bob Sel-ner +66, Bert Pamintuan +59, Oscar Ibardoloza +48 and the two women, Teres-ita Abing +48 and Veronica Boone +34. The top quali-fier to receive a regular free entry, Ben Bagaoisan +177 for the men and Linda Sara-bia +138 for the women.

Pay off from 19th to 32nd, $200 each with two bowlers entering for 60% receiving $120. 18th to 10th received $245 each.

We had 398 entrants and

Jo Jo Wins AbTA Memorial Event at CAL $6,850derick Masangcay 2nd $1,625, Jhickie de Luna 3rd $825

Joevin bolanos Nails Match Series $3,440 with a 632 All Other Pots Carry over to Action LanesMatch Game est 3,850 Mystery doubles est $4,250 Match Series Est $900 and 3-6-9 is $700

Action Lanes Saturday Qualify at 1:00-2:30-4:00 & 6:00 PM Semifinals 8:00 PM bowlers added to Semifi-nals for a total of 81 who would hope to go on to the top 32 with a chance at the coveted title. After the semis 32 bowlers took the floor to vie for the big prize, but with the tough shot, first game cut for both Men and Women were +15. Second game was slightly better with Men and Wom-en +26. After the third game, it took a +37 for both men and women to advance to the top 32. A hot Der-ick Masangcay was the top qualifier with a +153 to sit out to bowl for the title Ben Bagaoisan with +138 was 2nd seed and would enter in round two of the Elimi-nations! In 6th-9th, Freddy Zamora, Dino Cantoria, Tomas Chavez $320 each and Linda Sarabia (60%) $192.

Arnulfo (Jhickie) De Luna was 3rd $825, Lord Ferguson 4th $475, Art Windsor 5th $475. Most of the final matches were very close, few struggled to win their matches but in the end, it’s JoJo Barcelona with a very exciting match against Jhickie that had the

honor to face the top quali-fier, Derick Masangcay. JoJo Barcelona was the horse and paid $92!

Jo Jo now would meet Derick for the title!

The final match started with both bowlers strik-ing in the first frame. JoJo opened the 2nd and 3rd. Derick also opened the 2nd but spared the next two frames. Derick opened in the 5th, 6th & 7th to give JoJo a chance since there’s only three pins difference in handicap. JoJo marked from 4th frame and a strike in the 9th. Derick found his stride, answered JoJo with a strike in the 9th, double in the 10th and an 8 count for his last ball. It was a pres-sure 10th frame for JoJo but he came thru the chal-lenge and struck all the way with a 191 scratch game to Derick’s 171 game. JoJo’s third championship came with a big pay off, $6,850 with qualifying bonuses. Derick took home $1,625.

JoJo Barcelona is from Lemoore and can be seen weekly at ABTA tourna-ments. He used his Scandal/Hammer drilled by Rick

Shimoda. His wife Mien couldn’t make it to the tour-nament. They have three sons, Marx, Matthew, both serving in the Air Force and Mico, their youngest.

They also celebrated having their first grand-son, Elijah. Mien is also an ABTA Champion at the defunct Java Lanes in Long Beach.

Derick Masangcay is from Vallejo, used his Hay-wire drilled by Mark at Kentwig Proshop in Valle-jo. He is single and his par-ents, Rick and Ludee were on hand to cheer and sup-ported him.

Arnulfo (Jhickie) De Luna is from Long Beach, used DV8 Misfit drilled by Billy Myers at Cal Bowl. Wife JenJen, two children Jude and their daughter Jowee just presented them with their first grand-daughter, Maliah.

Lord Ferguson is from Fontana, used his Storm ball drilled at Don’s Pro Shop. Last but not least at 5th place, Art Windsor from West Covina, used a 900 Global ball drilled at King Pin Pro Shop at West Covina Lanes.

The 3/6/9 will be $700 at Action Lanes since Steve Wong and Keith Nahan could not break it, each received $100 each. The number drawn for the Match Series was 632, Joevin Bolanos was one lucky guy getting $3,440. The other pots were all car-ried over.

Once again, we wish to thank Cal Bowl, and Staff for hosting our Memo-rial Day Tournament and thanks to Sal for putting out a tough shot each day, fair to all. Thank you to all the bowlers that supported this event. YOU, the members are who makes the ABTA # 1. Thank you all.

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Barcelona Downs Derick Masangcay in Close Match — (L-R) Jhickle De Luna 3rd $825, Ludee Masangcay (Derick’s proud mom and ABTA member) Derrick Masangcay Runner-up $1,675, Rick Masangcay, Dericks Dad and ABTA member, Jo Jo Barcelona Champ $6,850, Art Windsor 5th $475 and Director Supreme Annaliza Agoncillo.

Bolanos Hits Match Series for $3,440Joevin Bolanos is not only a great bowler and ABTA Champion, but also showed his lucky side at Cal Bowl as he hit the Match Game with his 632 scratch series for a nice $3,440! At left is his bowling pal Ben Bagoisan who was Tourney Hi Qualifier (Ben will bowl for free next event). He offers congrats to Joevin. At right is Nympha Cruz ABTA’s #1 fan.


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WINNETKA – A few weeks ago, Johnnie Englehart tacked on another honor score to his ever-expanding led-ger.

The smooth, right-handed marksman bombed an 824 series (268, 289, 267) in the River Maniacs league at Win-netka Bowl.

That made it 67 800 series to go along with his 63 per-fect games – or a whopping130 honor scores altogether. .

But Englehart was terse as to why his one or two “Dutch 200s” rank way, way down there as far as personal high-lights.

That was in response to a recent California Bowling News story that questioned the relative ho-hum reaction of elite bowlers to scoring a “Dutch 200,” – or a 200 achieved by alternating strikes and spares throughout the game.

Englehart, in an email, explained that it was tough for him to get excited about a “Dutch 200” because “you screwed up on the other five frames!”

Englehart makes a good point – at least for elite bowl-ers, of which he is one. Actually, he makes two good points.

The first: “The object of the game is to strike every frame,” he said. And he added: “If I can’t figure out a lane within three or four shots, then maybe I want to rethink what I’m doing.”

He can say that because his average has been as high as the 240s in the past couple of years. That comes out to an average well over a 700 series.

And that leads to his second point: If he cops his “Dutch 200,” then he bowled a game “below par for me” – mean-ing he just bowled 30 or 40 pins below his average. And if Englehart was bowling in a handicap league, his team-mates certainly wouldn’t be thrilled with that kind of score – though they might toast the novelty of a “Dutchman.”

Naturally, the ultimate goal for bowlers such as En-glehart and other top-of-the-liners such as Bryan Alpert, Tim Tripp and Charles Kenny is a strike-filled 900. The 300-300-300 series has never been rolled by an L.A.-area bowler and several local bowlers certainly are capable of it. Englehart, for instance, has twice bunched two perfect games in his three-game series.

The symmetry of a 900 seemed light years more ap-pealing for Englehart than collecting another head-shaking “Dutchman.”

“For someone who doesn’t really crank the ball like a Charles Kenny, that would be awesome,” said Englehart about rolling a possible 900. “I would be head over heels for a month.”

Johnnie Englehart has blasted 67 800 series and 63 perfect games. He’s certainly prouder of those scores than his one or two “Dutch 200s.”

so how’s an elite bowler Feel About a ‘dutch 200?’

by Fred Eisenhammer

Chris Preble Wins Inaugural Melton Memorial Shootoutby Bette Addington

FRESNO, CA—Fresno State Bulldog Bowling Coach Chris Preble continued his streak of wins by capturing yet another title winning the Melton Memorial Shootout that was held the weekend of May 14-15 at AMF Sierra Lanes. Preble, who has been on a serious roll this season, won the Central Valley Masters title in Hanford, then the 6-Gamer in Modesto. This is incredible considering he just finished up his 14th season coaching for the Fresno State Bulldog Bowling Team (the first 6 seasons, he was an assistant coach under the late Glenn Carlson, the founder of the program). When Carlson passed in January, 2008, Preble took on the head coaching position and has since held that position. Chris qualified number four in Squad 2 averaging 244. He then went on to be number one seed after the Semi-Finals rolling a 300 game which bumped his average up to 250 going into the Finals. He then went on to defeat Kiel Jordan, then Mark DelCerro and finally Erick Buckley on his road to his title. Chris hopes to compete in some of the western region PBA events this summer. He is thankful his health has been good, but enjoys dividing his time between his two daughters and coaching at Fresno University. For this tournament, Chris used the Brunswick Ultimate Nirvana and Danger Zone balls and said he was very impressed with both of them and said, “The new releases for Brunswick are as good as I’ve seen in my time on staff with them and they deserve a lot of the credit for the solid run I’ve been on this season.”

When asked about the Bulldog Bowling Team, Chris said he hopes to keep the program a viable entity going forward. He’s proud to say the Bulldogs were able to win the Nationals Championship in 2011! However, he said he seen a lot of changes in the 14 years he has been involved. He said about ten years ago, smaller NAIA universities began using bowling as a tool to recruit student athletes to their universities. But this, and the steady decline of youth bowling in California, has combined to lower (both number and talent level) of student athletes being attracted to Fresno State. Add to that Fresno is not able to provide scholarships for potential recruits. This is just some of the challenges he faces. With that, in August, the Fresno Bulldog Bowling Team will be having their inaugural Fresno State Bowling Golf Fundraiser on Mon., August 15 at Fort Washington Golf Course in Fresno. They have a Facebook page promoting it, so if you are interested in helping out the Fresno State Bowling Team, please check it out or contact Chris or Kevin Kwok for more information. Special thanks to the Fresno Bulldog Bowling Team who helped run this tournament and the brackets!

Chris said he knew the late Pete Melton well. “He was a staple at the bowling center I grew up in—Sunnyside Bowl.” Which, coincidentally, is where Chris ran the junior bowling program back in 1988 for a year. Chris added, “Pete was also very involved with the local association volunteering many, many hours to support our game.”

So thanks to the efforts of both Jason Tehee and Mark Dinubilo of the Melton Memorial Tournament Committee for their groundwork and ideas hatched back in 2014 for the potential for a Masters event to be hosted in Central California. Jason was wondering why there was no scratch tournament held in this area and got with Mark to see about coordinating with the local association to see if they would work with them to develop one and Mark ended up presenting a recom-mendation to the Central California USBC board of directors and they approved to host a masters event. Mark then went out to recruit some very committed people to serve on the tournament committee and they started meeting to bring this event to a reality. The Melton Memorial Committee members are George Lewis, Mark Dinubilo, Jason Tehee, Kevin Kwok, Craig Donaldson and Chris Preble. “With the passing of Pete Melton, it was unanimous with our Board that we honor him for his dedication and support of the sport in our area by naming this event after him,” said Mark.

And what a tribute to a man who meant so much to so many bowlers in the Fresno area! Jason reflected that he remembered Pete always handled the lane certification job for all the centers and he was a lifetime member of their as-sociation. Melton, who also was in the construction business as a backhoe operator, was even involved with the building of a couple of the bowls—Rodeo and Cedar!

The event drew 81 entrants (45 for Squad 1 and 36 for Squad 2). A total of seven 300’s were shot. Robby Britton shot the first 300 of the day in Game 1 of Squad 1 followed by Kiel Jordan rolling one for Game 4 of Squad 1. Jordan ended up top seed of Squad 1 averaging 254 and earned an additional $500 for leading that squad. For Squad 2, top seed Austin Kircher rolled the first 300 for his Game 1 followed by both Zarcoff Boutell and Danielle Daughtery in Game 2 followed by Dan Long in Game 3. The sixth 300 was bowled by Champion Chris Preble in the semi-finals.

Mark said for the Finals they had about 50 spectators watching live at the bowl and they also provided a live Face-book feed which had about 35-40 viewers online. He also added, “One unique element we utilized for this event was a ‘Match Frame Scoring’ format for the final eight qualifiers. It provided for an exciting final round.”

An event is only as successful as those who come together to make it happen and Mark said each of the Melton Me-morial Committee members “truly put their heart and soul into this event but special thanks goes to Kevin Kwok whose dedication and commitment insured a flawlessly executed event that was well received by all who participated.”

Event was sponsored by Central California USBC, Dynamic Bowling Industries (Title Sponsor), Freeway Lanes in Selma, Brunswick, Average Joe’s Pro Shop in Hanford, R & S Pro Shop in Fresno and AMF Sierra Lanes in Fresno.

Tournament Results:1. Chris Preble, Clovis - $2,0002. Erick Buckley, Fresno - $1,3003. Mark DelCerro, Hayward - $8004. Craig Donaldson, Clovis - $8005. Dan Long, Bakersfield - $5006. Austin Kircher, Orangevale - $5007. Jeff Frankos, Daly City - $500 8. Kiel Jordan, Fresno - $5009. Carlie Medina III, Bakersfield - $32510. Derek Quon, Fresno - $30011. Thomas Brannon, Hanford - $28512. Zarcoff Boutell, Newbury Park - $27513. Jasmine Coleman, Modesto - $27014. Dupree Dickey, Oakland - $26515. Scott Hansel, Stockton - $25016. Zack Newman, Bakersfield - $245FYI – Plans are already in the making for the 2nd annual Melton Memorial Shootout for May of 2017. Stay up with

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“dutch 200”: There’s More to the Storyby Fred Eisenhammer

So you thought everything about a “Dutch 200” was cov-ered in last week’s California Bowling News?Not even close.As a reminder, a “Dutch 200” is a wonderfully freakish occurrence in which a bowler alternates strikes and spares en route to a 200 game.Perhaps you’ve wondered whether a player has ever rolled such a novelty in back-to-back games. The answer, according to the United States Bowling Con-gress’ unofficial records for oddities, is a resounding yes.In fact, it’s been done four times, the latest by Mark Palm-er of Jackson, Wis., in 1997.That’s not all the records the USBC keeps on “Dutch 200s.”The USBC also cites three people who have rolled a “Dutch 200” three times in a season. Thomas Lund of Peshtigo, Wis., was the last to add his name to the “Dutch 200” record book by rolling it three times in the 2000-01 season.It’s uncertain about how the seven bowlers feel about be-ing “Dutch 200” record holders. But give them plenty of credit for being adept at racking up strikes and knocking down spares. No doubt they have a few honors scores on their resumes as well.

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To enrich one’s bowling experience, it’s often helpful to know the jargon that other players toss around.

For instance, if a player’s first shot leaves the 3-4-6-7-9, one often will hear a remark that the bowler will now have to deal with “grandma’s teeth.” And those in the know will chuckle along with the quipster.

So what is “grandma’s teeth,” and what are some of the often-used bowling terms and their meaning?

To answer those questions: the very first Bowling Ter-minology Quiz.

But first, here’s some bowling humor to get you in the mood of taking this quiz:

“When bowling, remember you don’t have to join the union to be striking.”

Now that you’re ready (hopefully!), here goes the very first Bowling Terminology Quiz:1 – What is “Grandma’s teeth?”a) A random group of pins that is left standing from one end of the lane to the other.b) A split that occurs after a slow-moving and lightweight ball enters the “mouth” of the pins.c) A straight-on shot typically rolled by a senior bowler with little “bite” to it.2 – What is a “clean game?”a) A game in which a player finishes without an open frame.b) A game in which a team “throws in the towel” and con-cedes when it falls too far behind its opponent.c) A game in which a player shoots 10 open frames.3 – What is a “field goal?”a) A score of three pins in a frame.b) A ball rolled between two pins of a wide split without knocking down either pin.c) When a player kicks the ball return after a poor shot.4 – What is “smashmouth” bowling?a) Rolling a blazing fastball at the head pin.b) Bowling before the pins are re-set.c) When a bowler’s shot results in the chipping of a pin, which then has to be replaced.5 – What is a “garbage hit?”a) A direct hit on the head pin on a strike ball that nets only five pins.b) A hit that causes a pin to wobble but not fall.c) A badly thrown shot but one that still results in a strike.6 – What is “throwing rocks?”a) Piling up strikes with a speed ball.b) Caving into pressure on the last two frames.c) Throwing repeated gutter balls.7 – What is a “sixpack?”a) Six strikes in a row.b) Six opens in a row.c) Six spares in a row.8 – What is “perfect game?”a) A score of 300, or a game of all strikes, 12 in all.b) A score of 300, or a game of all strikes, 10 in all.c) A score of 200.

9 – What is a “turkey?”a) Three strikes in a row.b) A bowler who lets his or her team down in the 10th frame.c) A derogatory term for a league member who continually bowls on the wrong lane.10 – What is an “anchor?”a) The last person to bowl for a team in league play. This player is usually the best bowler and the most clutch per-former.b) A bowler whose abnormally low score keeps the team from winning.c) Another term for the 7-10 split.Extra credit – What is an “X?”a) The symbol for a replacement player on a league team.b) The symbol for a foul.c) The symbol for a strike.d) The symbol for a zero score given to a player in a frame as a penalty for an X-rated comment.Here are the answers:1a; 2a; 3b; 4a; 5c; 6a; 7a; 8a; 9a; 10a, Extra credit cScoring:9-11 correct: A kingpin.7-8: An expert.5-6: Still learning the game.0-4: Needs to enroll in a college bowling course.

here’s a bowling Terminology Quizby Fred Eisenhammer

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LEE FITZGERALd Competes in Her 37th California state women’s championships

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Fitzgerald participated in her 37th state women’s tourna-ment last week. I believe Lee has participated in more state women’s tournaments than any other Citrus Belt woman.

According to the California USBC website, two wom-en have bowled in their 55th or greater state women’s tournament this year. FAITH DOUTHITT participated in her sixty-fifth state women’s tournament and FRAN GRISWOLD in her fifty-fifth. Congratulations ladies and watch out, Lee Fitzgerald is gaining on you.

Lee’s immediate goal is to reach forty state woman’s tournaments in the next three years and then maybe get to fifty state tournaments before she stops bowling.

Lee has a 170 book average and is a tough competitor on the lanes. This past weekend she led her team to second place in the standings at this season’s ongoing state wom-en’s tournament. Besides being a competitive tournament bowler she has been involved in every aspect of bowling. She has been an Association Manager, league coordina-tor, youth coordinator, league secretary, and coach. Lee knows bowling.

The Citrus Belt is fortunate to have Lee as one of us. We appreciate all that she does and wish to congratulate her on reaching this milestone.

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Hoffman was inducted into the PBA Hall of Fame for meritorious service in 1985, one of eight halls of fame to honor him. He was named recipient of BPAA’s 2010 Victor Lerner Memo-rial Medal, BPAA’s highest honor and honored for his years of industry activity by Kegel with its 2003 John Davis Award.

Hoffman is survived by his wife, Marilyn, four sons and grandchildren. Services: Monday,June 13th at 11:00amSt. Joan of Arc Church2601 San Ramon Valley Blvd. San Ramon, CA.

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BurBANK — I treasure my bowling days and protect them fiercely. I bowl 3 times a week and in earlier years, I bowled more often than that. Sometimes twice in one day! It was well known at my house to leave Mom alone on bowling days. My boys knew that if they were to call me during bowling, there had best be blood or unconscious-ness involved! Even now, as grown men, they hesitate to call when I’m bowling. this may sound like the demands of a passionate bowler or, worse yet, an uncaring mother but it was what it was.

Nowadays bowlers all around me, when setting up their equipment, will make sure their cell phone is within reach. right next to their Easy Slide, rosin bag or roll of tape. It seems to be there, not only for phone calls, but also for sharing the latest viral video and pics of their grandkids, their gardens and who knows what! Oh, believe me, I ap-preciate my cell phone…a lot! But I do miss the days of interacting with my fellow bowlers without visual aids.

Can you bowl without your cell phone nearby?Sunday Night Hdcp: (scr) Sylvester Foster 257, Cynthia Estrada 195, Chris Martinez 700, Jo McMahon 494. (hdcp) David rivera 280, raylin rivera 247, ron Alvarez 725, Danica McMahon 662.monday 690: (scr) Dennis Brown 208, Judy treidler 190, Dave Brubaker 589, Joyce Hill 499. (hdcp) Dylan Jimenez 234, Kristen Lyon 257, roger Desgroseilliers 660, Patty Shaffer 682.Senior Swingers: (scr) Jeff rollins 187, Mary Langer 211, Ed Bugayong 480, Barbara teitel 471. (hdcp) Ernie Gluck 232, Ester Bugayong 238, Susan Jones 641.LA Sports Net: (scr) James Sims 199, Nikki Angstadt 198, Dylan Jimenez 639, Michele Dominguez 505. (hdcp) George Jimenez 277, Stephanie Neroes 259, Conrad Cruz 723, Kurra Frazier 731.44 Blue Productions: (scr) Sam Park 213, Gina Beccon-sall 176, Chris rowe 426, Dan Holecheck 412.Orbits: (scr) Megan Hazzard 192, Joyce Hill 178, rilla raad 498, Janie Desgroseilliers 449. (hdcp) tish Plotkin 232, Cres Cruz 221, Jan Levitt 607, Gina Lake 601.ICF No Tap: Andre Giocomelli 328, Kelly McDonough 265, Mary Zarycka 288, Barbara teitel 268, Bernie Baima 689, Darlene Hudson 686.Holy Bowlers: (scr) Jerry Procanik 198, Kathy Marriott 174, Jeff Ellis 374, Melissa Procanik 281.Guys & dolls: (scr) Dylan Jimenez 247, Colleen Simp-son 184, Nate Wong 683, Cortney Lyon 573. (hdcp) tom Duncan 282, Julie Stiles 284, Walter Abdon 737, Danica McMahon 680.Wed. Night Hdcp: (scr) Adam Lew 257, Sheilah Faller 186, John Hjelstrom 669, Alexis Arnold 528. (hdcp) Al DiMaggio 287, regina Beaner 241, Cameron Doran 790, Susan Cor-tez 678.Senior Foursome: (scr) Dan Carone 211, Seiki tluczek 154, Ed Bugayong 501, Cres Cruz 438. (hdcp) richard Brown 261, Maria rogers 219, remo Cruz 627, Lydia Gantt 618.Thursday 890: (scr) trevor Wakefield 233, Suzanna Marti-nez 171, ryan Hinchliffe 648, rose White 515. (hdcp) Mike Hinchliffe 263, Agnes Cotangco 234, Don Smallwood 725, Neysa Ziegler 647.

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LAKEWOOD — “Boy, are our bowlers glad to be back on the lanes!” Between sweeps, holidays and vacations, the rollers are getting rusty. Can’t win a 50/50 or a side-pot if you don’t bowl!Book averages were sent to the So. Los Angeles Co. u.S.B.C. for the 2015-2016 season. Do you know your new book average??? You’ll be asked when you join your next league!!Here are the weekly high scores from Cal Bowl....v.A.: Dan Martinez 599, Marcel V. 511, Joy Derrick 445, Melvin Hogan 221, Sue Somes 166.Big Bear: Leon Bradford 279/740, Butch White 246/732, Steve Bryant 259/712, Emmerson Wafer 266/699, Paul Staff 246/690, Jerry Cant 246/674, randie rodriguez 242/639, Debra Gipson 248/723, Sue Cant 209/602.Grandma’s/Grandpa’s:Jim Plante 259/634, Walter Milsap 216/572, Wayne Moon 211/549, Anna VonMuegge 514.Laughlin Bowler Bears: Jonathan Gale 216/585, Jaime Grabinski 225/567, Melvin Hogan 208/543, Kyle Patterson 521, ryan McEvilly 512, ray Grabinski 512, Bea Hackler 508, Karen Walker 214/482.Cal Bowleros: Bheth Alcayde 225/574, Carole Fischer 200/547, Carolyn rousseau 530, Hedy Schoner 516, Cathy Wyatt 509, Susan Garcia 506. Side-pot winners—Game One: Sharon Greene 220; Game two: Bheth Alcayde 225; Game three: Cathy Wyatt 236.Alley Oops: Becky Carroll 404, Liz Stankov 362. C.A.U.L.: rich Dahmen 236/637, Allen Lee 256/599, Da-vid regul 246/590, Albert Demers Jr. 210/565, George Howells 563, Jim Johnson 212/555, Dave Winter 544, reginald Cargo 542, Alan Nyberg 205/541, Javier Santos 537, Jessica Seastead 188/512.Captain & Crew: Sandy Cotcher 210/533, Mel Leach 204/520.Sierra Bugs: Anna VonMuegge 521, Priscilla Lees 193/505, Cathy Wyatt 495. Side-pot winners—Game One: Ann Palmer 221; Game two: Priscilla Lees 193; Game three: Catrhy Wyatt 219.marcus Lemons vegas: Emmerson Wafer 279/758, Paul Staff 673, Eric Bell 231/666, richard Jackson III 637, Joe Hixon 622, Anthony Maxwell 616, Jello Gray 607, LaJean-na Harris 237/615, Felecia tripp 242/590, Crystal Barker 210/581, June Collier 212/565, Nannette Stance 534, rob-in Burns 514, teya Woodman 510.Tues. mega vegas-Cal: Darrell Harris 268/728, John Grant 254/694, Antwan Brown 257/615, Billy Williams 224/593, Mark Fowler 223/587, Chamrong Chhauy 213/586, Le’Star Walker 581, tom Hillig 256/572, Sean Ashby 226/571, Mar-cel VanDorff 223/567, Bob Johnson Jr. 222/585, rob Lee 557, thurman Ashley 236/555, J.P. Jones 223/553, Gerrick Myers 237/544, Kim taylor 235/606.Senior men’s Trio: Herman Ferguson 279/751, randy Antazo 733, Willie McMahan 703, Jim Plante 701, Curt Soares 279/699, John Daily 285, Dion Morris Sr. 278, Ed-ward Neal 267.Funsters: Victor Santos 289/697, tim Lafarga 237/674, Joe Herrera 237/663, Dan Monzon 226/631, Vince Haneda 627, James Kennard 225/622, Jim Plante 258/620, Fred Guray233/618, Ernie Vina 224/608, Jim Burke 592, Jan reeser 243/570, Janet Faria 538, May toledo 535, Susan Alvarado 531, Julie Grabinski 520. Side-pot winners—Game One: Fred Guray 274; Game two: Josh Hudson 225; Game three: Victor Santos 289.Sunday mega vegas-Cal: Scott Erickson 239/668, Chris Alejandro 573, Louis Whitlock 208/565, Froilan Zulveta 221/555, Stacy Erickson 510.

JuniorsAdult Youth: Paul Mehl Jr. 516, Phil Wingfield 390, tina Wilson 388, Brennan Wingfield 379, Kendra Wilson 337, Natalie rojas 163.We’ll see all of you on the lanes here at Cal Bowl.

WINNEtKA — Let’s start this week’s colum with the juniors report.8 For 8: Week 4: Sienna tyree 113/204, taylor Mulvihill 112/201, Alisson Alvarez 100/175, Onaje Longmire Jr. 110/198, Liam Mulvihill 103/184. Week 5: Sienna tyree 122/202, Alisson Alvarez 98182, Angel Sanchez 89/155, Onaje Longmire Jr 99/173, Liam Mujlvihill 97/162, Andrew Wang 82/161, Xavier Guido 73/136.Junior Royals: Week 4: Justin Pluchino 259/728, Julie Frias 236/5466, Jericho Olegario 213/552, Daron Dildine 195/493, Kyle Ycaza 171/478, William Wales 451, Kai Bur-ris 175, rebecca Zelaya 178/471, Deanna Frias 142/395. Week 5: Justin Pluchino 236/683, Julia Frias 225/625, Wil-liam Wales 185/530, Daron Dildine 195/493, Jericho Ole-gario 169/474, Gannon Alvarado 167/459, Deanna Frias 170/477, rebecca Zelaya 142/377, Sara Miric 102/278.Junior All Stars: Week 4: Iris Alvarez 106/209, tyler take-shima 95/173, Michael Campos 88/167, Jason Suprun 60/114, Samantha Olegario 90/175, Kimberly Gonzalez 80/158, Elizabeth Lajnef 79/144, Ellaine Meyer 57/94. WEek 5: Michel Campos 100/189, Samantha Olegario 116/210, Jason Suprun 79/146, Ellaine Meyer 74/120.Here are the rest of our weekly high scores...League of our Own: Danielle Schilling 176/726, Albert DiMaggio 252/700, John ritchie 2248/687, ryan Medrano 668, Alex O’Borsky 649, Donny Smallwood 642, Mark Al-varado 255, Herby Carlos 254.SFvCC Nikkei: Doug Nakada 247/673, Brian Giegoldt 242/652, Kenneth Morita 236/628, Ken Shinbashi 235/604, San Mitchell 233/605, Noriko Fukunaga 204/534, tami Shiotani 514.The Achievers: Jeff Grude 425, Marites tesoro 376, Jim-my Jurgenson 377.Thirsty Nite Out: Chris Ivey 277/703, Ken Lew 639, Bill Lew 242/615, Adam Lew 243/609, Albert diMaggio 608, Vincent Gilbert 245/608.Phil-Am: James Osborne 238/640, Louie Nicassio 583, Josemari Zafra 567, Aiza Bautista 224/538, Joy Santos 530, Jamie Beeler 562.Ellen’s Comedians: Jesse Chastain 253/736, Drew Stern 258/730, Bill Mulvihill 245/690, Len Comen 267/669, Mi-chael Fonvergne 245/662, Martha Evans 534, Karen Nor-man 509.Wednesday Night Rollers: Scott Englehart 275/07, Danny Smith 256/693, Monise Kelly 532, Miguel Estrada 262/644.MixedClassicHandicap: Ed Chow 279/761, Sylvia Hed-ding 234/607, Charles Kenny 719, Matt Jones 710, Blake McBride 266/705, rusty Bryant 258, Fran Brandt 235/574.500 Classic: Patti Ehart 211/557, Barbara Vaccarello 556, Connie Wannomae 248/545,Funtimers: ron Doll 255/665, Carolyn Scherzberg 531, Don Constable 620, rick Kopper 579.49’Ers: Bob Husby 608, Barbara Vaccarello 478, Mel Neiditch 247/607, Duane Erickson 207/562, Les Charbon-neau 551.39’Ers: ron Doll 268/678, Carolyn Scherzberg 207/578, Al reiswig 575, Mel Neiditch 215/570, Kathy Litzenberger 200/516, richard Greenzweight 231/569.Thanks to all the bowlers who continue to bowl at Win-netka Bowl and support the game of bowling. See you nextweek.

LAKEWOOD — A few weeks ago I wrote an article about the strange happenings at Cal Bowl concerning the lane machine. Remember the lane machine wiping all the pins off 54 pin decks and leaving a single pin on lane 15?

Two weeks later, after the routine morning running of the same lane machine over the same 54 lanes the me-chanic discovered a pin laying on top of the machine.

His first thought was “where did THAT come from?” So he started counting pins in each pit. We waited for his findings. He finally emerged from the back-end with a bewildered look. Indeed, the pin belonged in lane 15!

What the Hell-O?by Carol Mancini


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